18th Century Concert Orchestra/Sinfonia

18th Century Sinfonia

18th Century Sinfonia's speciality is accompanying choral societies all over the country to give them the joy of experiencing singing in true period style.

Academy of Ancient Music

Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) is an orchestra with a worldwide reputation for excellence in baroque and classical music.

Accenti

With a shared interest in how performers have shaped the music of the 16th and 17th centuries, Harry Buckoke and Hannah Ely formed the duo Accenti.

Alastair Ross

Alastair Ross is a freelance harpsichordist and organist who is principal keyboard player with the Academy of Ancient Music. 

Amarylli

Duo members Hannah Grove (soprano, harp, recorder) and Elizabeth Pallett (lute, guitar, theorbo) formed Amarylli in 2017, bringing together their individual professional performing experience with the aim of making accessible the music of our...

Amyas

High energy and extreme musicality distinguish this unique ensemble specialising in music from c12-c18th. Vintage music - 21st century flair!!

Ana y La Locura

Soprano Ana Beard Fernández and a flexible group of continuo players and soloists, specialising in unusual baroque song and dance music.

ANDREW BENSON-WILSON

Andrew Benson-Wilson

Organ recitalist, specialising in early music.

Apollo's Cabinet

Apollo’s Cabinet are an early music ensemble founded at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2018. Since then they have grown in size and perform with a flexible lineup to offer versatility and variety in programming.

Archaedium

Archaedium specialises in historically informed concerts and costumed musical performance for heritage events, dances and private functions. The group specialises in repertoire from the 13th and 14th centuries, performing on authentic instruments.

Arculo Consort of Viols

Arculo Consort of Viols is a young and vibrant group of professional viol players from across Britain.

Armonico Consort

Critically acclaimed choir and instrumental ensemble Armonico Consort entertains audiences across the country with its high quality concerts, outstanding recordings and innovative projects.

Ashley Solomon - historical flutes and recorder

Ashley Solomon

Ashley combines a successful career across both theory and practice and has an international reputation as a chamber musician, soloist, director and educator.

Bach Club Soloists

Inspiring and learning from each other, Bach Club Soloists is an ensemble with many faces. Although we specialize in performing baroque and classical music on period instruments, we also venture into the modern world and new commissions.

Baroque In The North

Baroque In The North is a Manchester-based performing arts charity specialising in music from 16th-18th centuries, played on period instruments.

Basilinda Consort

Oxford-based ensemble dedicated to exploring the musical lives of exiled English women religious in Europe in the 16th - 18th centuries

Bellot Ensemble

Bellot Ensemble is a London-based early music group established in 2014 at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance in Greenwich. It is formed of alumni and current students from all of the London music conservatoires.

Bloomsbury Players

Flexible chamber ensemble, exploring a wide range of repertoire on period instruments 

Boxwood & Brass

Praised for ‘spectacular playing’ (Early Music Today) and ‘button-bright performances’ (Gramophone), Boxwood & Brass is a group of exceptional period wind players dedicated to chamber music and Harmoniemusik of the Classical and early-Romantic periods.

Brecon Baroque

The dynamic ensemble Brecon Baroque consists of an international line-up of world-class virtuosi in the period-instrument world.

BREMF Players

The BREMF Players is made up of a potent blend of top international players and the most promising young musicians to emerge on the period instrument scene, many of whom have previously taken part in Brighton Early Music Festival’s BREMF Live! scheme.

Brook Street Band

Since its formation in 1996 by baroque cellist Tatty Theo, the award-winning Brook Street Band has established itself as one of the country’s foremost interpreters of Handel’s music.

Calder Consort

The Calder Consort is an early music ensemble, founded in Liverpool during 2022 between organist and director, Dylan McCaig and soprano, Aimée Harris.

Cambridge Handel Opera Company

Imagine an opera company that appeals to all ages and backgrounds without making artistic compromises. That thrives on meaningful interplay between the stage and the orchestra pit.

Cedar Consort

We are a period instrument ensemble that performs music from early baroque to the late classical period.

Ceruleo

Taking communication, collaboration and experimentation as the basis to grow as a group, Ceruleo create dramatic programmes using spoken text alongside music for two sopranos and continuo.

Chelys Consort of Viols

Described by Gramophone as having released 'unquestionably the most beautiful recording of the Lachrimae', Chelys have garnered a reputation for their faithful yet fresh interpretations of the consort repertoire.

Consone Quartet

The first period instrument string quartet to be selected as BBC New Generation Artists, the Consone Quartet are fast making a name for themselves with their honest and expressive interpretations of classical and romantic repertoire.

Dei Gratia Baroque Ensemble

Dei Gratia is a collective of professional musicians who specialise in Baroque (17th- and 18th-century) music on period instruments. Much well-known Baroque music, (e.

Devon Baroque

Devon Baroque was founded 23 years ago by Margaret Faultless (currently co-leader of the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, amongst other posts) with support from a number of local baroque music enthusiasts.

Dialogue Viols

Dialogue Viols was formed to bring the beautiful, yet rarely performed music for two violas da gamba to audiences.  

Divertissements Chinois

Divertissements Chinois:

Yeo Yat-Soon: harpsichord
Agnes Chin: guzheng
Philippa Hyde: soprano
William Summers: baroque flute/recorders
Diane Moore: baroque violin
Ibrahim Aziz: viola da gamba

Divertissements Chinois is recently formed group which...

Dowland Works

To mark the 450th birthday of the great John Dowland in 2013, Emma Kirkby and Jacob Heringman started a new enterprise initially under the auspices of Brighton Early Music Festival.

Dowland's Foundry

Lute & vocal ensemble specialising in Elizabethan song

Dunedin Consort

Dunedin Consort is one of the world’s leading Baroque ensembles, recognised for its vivid and insightful performances and recordings.

Early Opera Company

Founded in 1994 by its music director, Christian Curnyn, Early Opera Company is now firmly established as one of Britain’s leading early music ensembles. Our vision is to celebrate baroque music in ways that delight and inspire audiences.

Echo Vocal Ensemble

A professional vocal ensemble born from collaboration, excellence and friendship.

Emma Kirkby

Dame Emma Kirkby is a soprano who has dedicated her career to Early Music, as an artist and mentor for several generations of musicians.

Endelienta Baroque

Originally founded in 2017, but re-formed post-pandemic, Endelienta Baroque comprises some of the country's most talented young performers on historical instruments.

ENGLISH HAYDN ORCHESTRA

English Haydn Orchestra

Period instrument orchestra focused on performing Haydn’s music and composers of the era - introducing newly discovered compositions arranged for the orchestra 

Ensemble Augelletti

‘The playing is wonderful, with exquisite sensitivity, a refined tone and perfect balance between the instruments.

Ensemble CuBaroque

Founded in 2019, CuBaroque is an early music group formed by María de Lourdes Pomares (violin and viola), Karen Hernandez (organ, harpsichord, voice) and María Teresa Lusson (viola, violin and viola da gamba).

Ensemble Hesperi

Ensemble Hesperi  is a dynamic and innovative London-based period ensemble with a passion for showcasing Early Music through intelligent, distinctive programming.

Ensemble Molière

Ensemble Molière have gained a reputation as an established early music ensemble.

Ensemble OrQuesta Baroque

Ensemble OrQuesta was founded in 2013 by Marcio da Silva.

Ensemble Pampinea

Co-directed by Fiona Kizzie Lee and Maruša Brezavšček, Ensemble Pampinea is an award-winning early music ensemble based in Basel, Switzerland.

Ex Cathedra

Ex Cathedra is a leading UK choir and Early Music ensemble. We give ground-breaking performances of music from the 12th to the 21st centuries and lead the sector in the fields of learning and wellbeing.

Fair Oriana

  A chamber music ensemble featuring two sopranos and continuo, who perform concerts with a hint of theater.

Feinstein Ensemble

Specialising in the historically accurate performance of music from the 18th century, the Feinstein Ensemble’s concerts and recordings of the Baroque repertoire have been acclaimed both in the UK and internationally.

Fiddlesticks

Fieri Consort

Fieri is a unique vocal ensemble on the UK's early music scene, merging technical finesse with theatrical flair.

Figure

We are Figure, a forward-thinking historical performance ensemble, committed to reaching new and existing audiences through immersive musical experiences.

Fiori Musicali

Founded in 1983 by director Dr Penelope Rapson, Fiori are one of the principal providers of professional classical and early music concerts outside London.

Flauguissimo

Flauguissimo was founded by flautist Yu-Wei Hu and guitarist / theorbo-player Johan Löfving. Their imaginative programmes have dazzled audiences across the UK, and their keen interest in early and contemporary music has made them sought-after teachers.

Florilegium

Regular performances in some of the world’s most prestigious venues have confirmed Florilegium’s status as one of Britain’s most outstanding period instrument ensembles.

Flutes & Frets Duo

The Flutes & Frets Duo are a unique ensemble passionate about showing the versatility of the flute and plucked instruments combination. Fundamentally, their aim is to play all types of music on the instruments they were in use at the time of composition.

Fontanella Recorder Quartet

Featuring four of the UK’s leading professional recorder players, Fontanella entertains audiences of all ages with a musical repertoire spanning more than seven hundred years.

Fretwork

"Fretwork is the finest viol consort on the planet" - Stephen Pettitt, The London Evening Standard.

Galliarda

The acclaimed musicians of ensemble Galliarda specialise in the performance of instrumental and vocal chamber music of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

George Ross

George Ross is a British cellist specialising in period performance

Hanover Square Quartet

Our repertoire spans the music one plays with gut strings: from the early 1700s to the early 1900s. As this covers four centuries, depending on the repertoire we play on differing set-ups: from baroque & classical to romantic or modern.

Hex was formed in 2022 and had its inaugural performance at Brixworth Music Festival. The group was set up to explore the otherworldly sounds of violas da gamba with continuo.

Hexachordia

The Hexachordia trio offers a fresh approach to early music. They have a strong track record in offering a wide variety of concert programmes which are both educative and entertaining.

HGOAntiqua Orchestra

HGOAntiqua Orchestra is the period-instrument ensemble used by HGO Trust Ltd in performances of 17th and 18th century opera. HGO Trust, founded in 1990,  is a registered UK charity (no.

His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts

Celebrating its 40th anniversary season in 2022-23, His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts continues in the same spirit as always: aiming to bring the sound of its noble instruments to the 21st century, through pan-European repertoire from 16th- and...

I Fagiolini

I Fagiolini is internationally renowned for its innovative and thought - provoking productions: Handel with masks, Purcell with puppets (with Peter Wilson, MBE); The Full Monteverdi and Betrayal: a polyphonic crime drama (immersive theatre directed...

Idrîsî Ensemble

Idrîsî ensemble adopts a maritime mindset to map the fluidity of cultures. We perform rare and never-recorded medieval repertoire from period manuscripts, together with UNESCO-protected and endangered traditions.

Illyria Consort

Bojan Čičić originally founded The Illyria Consort to explore rare repertoire of the 17th and 18th centuries from the Venetian Republic and the Habsburg Empire.

In Echo

Virtuoso ensemble dedicated to the music of the 16th and 17th centuries. Founded and directed by Gawain Glenton

Instruments of Time and Truth

Instruments of Time and Truth, described on BBC Record Review as 'an absolutely superb band of instrumental soloists', was founded in 2014 by musicians Gabriel Amherst and Judith Evans to provide a platform for international period instrument...

International Baroque Consort

The International Baroque Consort is an historically informed chamber ensemble, performing music mainly from the 17th and 18th centuries. Our current formation is natural trumpet, soprano, baroque cello, and harpsichord.

Intesa

Intesa was formed at the Royal Academy of Music by Lucine Musaelian and Nathan Giorgetti.

Irlandiani Players

Irlandiani Players are a collective of historical and traditional instrumentalists, founded by Carina Drury in 2020.

Istante Collective

Istante is a versatile musical collective committed to reaching out to new audiences through innovative concert experiences.

Jack Gonzalez-Harding 

Jack Gonzalez-Harding is a young British conductor and keyboardist praised for his “brilliant infectious enthusiasm” (The Spectator). 

Joglaresa

Early music's 'bit of rough' - this rebellious London-based medieval/folk band pushes, and often transcends, the limits of what is thought of as early music. . .

La Musique d'Antan

'La Musique d'Antan' is a project initiated by viola da gamba player Timothy Lin and harpsichordist Pablo Devigo.

La Nuova Musica

La Nuova Musica (LNM) is a vocal and instrumental ensemble and registered UK charity (1144998) dedicated to the music of the Baroque and Classical periods, led by acclaimed director David Bates.

La Serenissima

La Serenissima is the UK’s leading exponent of Italian baroque music.

La Tirana

La Tirana is a new historical performance ensemble based in London. Founded by Pablo Tejedor Gutiérrez, La Tirana is devoted to the exploration of 18th and early 19th-century music.

Laudonia

Laudonia was born out of a passion to raise the standard of music. To bring it back to its glory days. To go back over 400 years. To create a future for music and musicians that will be celebrated for generations.

Le Foyer des Artistes

Foyer is fire, the collective of energy of musicias from across the world, united to share extraordinary music. Le Foyer des Artistes was founded in 2021 by Darren Hargan.

Leeds Baroque

Leeds Baroque, the city’s only period instrument orchestra, specialises in performances of music of the 17th and 18th centuries. Founded in 2000, and made up of professional, student and talented amateur performers, Leeds Baroque is directed by Prof.

Liberata Collective

Liberata Collective is an opera company producing shows in Baroque Gesture, collectively staged by the opera singers per 18th century practice

Lilium Convallium

Lilium Convallium was founded in 2019 by conductor Vicente Chavarría and is composed of current and former students at the Royal College of Music and Royal Academy of Music in London.

Linarol Consort of Viols

The Linarol Consort of Renaissance Viols draws together players who are leading exponents of the viol as both a consort and solo instrument, and focuses uniquely on their love of the instrument’s very earliest sound and repertoire.

Linnet Baroque

Linnet Baroque - The raison d'être of the group is to present informative and carefully researched programmes of English baroque and early classical repertoire, much of it undeservedly languishing in obscurity,  also featuring the virtuosic ‘bird...

Liturina

Liturina is an intimate chamber group specialising in baroque repertoire, and exploring historical performance through high-quality ensemble playing.

Londinium Consort

Londinium Consort is a new emerging ensemble based in London seeking commissions for composers and concert opportunities. The ensemble is named after the ancient name of the City of London, where old and new meet.

London Early Opera

LONDON EARLY OPERA 

London Early Opera (LEO) is a British period-instrument orchestra consisting of a group of diverse, specialist baroque instrumentalists, international singers, researchers, historians and musicologists.

London Handel Orchestra

The London Handel Orchestra, which is made up of some of the UK’s finest professional baroque players, led by Adrian Butterfield, has an excellent reputation for historically informed performance.

London Handel Players

The London Handel Players appear regularly at Wigmore Hall and at leading festivals in the UK, Europe and N. America, performing baroque chamber music.

London Haydn Quartet - London Haydn Quartet @ the Art Worker's Guild

London Haydn Quartet

One of the world’s leading period instrument string quartets, the London Haydn Quartet was born out of a passion for Haydn.

London Obbligato Collective

A period-instrument ensemble specialising in the “Accompanied Keyboard Sonatas”, music with an independent harpsichord part

Lowe Ensemble

Lowe Ensemble, a British/Spanish musical ensemble comprised of five siblings, aged 19 to 26, specialising in historically informed performance.

Lux Musicae London

Formed in 2014, Lux Musicae London is dedicated to exploring and recreating the performance practices that were developing across Europe in the 16th and early 17th centuries.

Magdalena  Loth-Hill

Magdalena Loth-Hill

British-Polish violinist Magdalena Loth-Hill learned locally in Cumbria before accepting a place at Chetham’s School of Music to study with Jan Repko

Manchester Baroque

Since our launch in 2019, Manchester Baroque has built a reputation for engaging and vibrant performances of historical music on period instruments.

Mary Bevan

British soprano Mary Bevan is internationally renowned in baroque, classical and contemporary repertoire, and appears regularly with leading conductor...

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